Thomas Spight

U.S. Representative
Born
October 25, 1841
Died
January 5, 1924
Age at death
82
Home state
Mississippi
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spight2,949
Opponents226
1
Elections run

Thomas Spight (1841–1924), a Democratic politician from Mississippi, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 2 with 2,949 votes (92.88%), defeating C M Haynie and S M Howry and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Thomas Spight received?

Thomas Spight has received 2,949 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Spight’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseMississippiWon2,94992.88%C M Haynie
S M Howry

B T Hall
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000734) and Wikidata (Q239380). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Spight: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-spight. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.